Are are mods to SSP sacrilege

[NoDrama43]

again i would say that it will never look oem to have rear disc brakes on a fox. Ford never built them that way. When you swap it over to your SSP it will just look like another of the 9 billion modded fox body coupes. It will also take away from the value (to us SSP purists anway). Save the original rear end for when you sell the car.

Just my humble opinion.....

[ABN2060]

Originally Posted by NoDrama43

again i would say that it will never look oem to have rear disc brakes on a fox. Ford never built them that way. When you swap it over to your SSP it will just look like another of the 9 billion modded fox body coupes. It will also take away from the value (to us SSP purists anway). Save the original rear end for when you sell the car.

Just my humble opinion.....

Good debate. The only reason I planed on swapping it over is that I'm selling my GT and it appears I am going to have to more or less give it away. If I do that then off comes all the high dollar things I have done to it. I may just return it back to stock brakes and sell the conversion. I still really have not made up my mind.

[mustangretriever]

If it's better braking you're after then why not simply swap in a set of high-perfomance pads? That'll help you slow down from all those 120mph+ runs I'm sure everyone here does a daily basis.

[ImEvil1]

Originally Posted by ABN2060

Good debate.

I'm glad to see it, also...because we are all sharing our opinions without being disrespectful (minor sarcasm from Eric aside) .

I've heard the "I want to improve X Y and Z" side of things before, but I'm definitely all about originality. However, like Bill said, I can see where the less-desirable car that's already been modded fits in. At least it's still in existence, and not being parted or junked.

I think our mission statement here is pretty clear...and it's definitely not about hot-rodding or tubbing out perfectly restorable SSPs.

[mustangretriever]

Originally Posted by ImEvil1

I'm glad to see it, also...because we are all sharing our opinions without being disrespectful (minor sarcasm from Eric aside)

Yea sorry about that, I just couldn't help myself! LOL

[93sspcoupe]

my ssp has a 347 5lug swap and mach1 front brakes. but still has factory color and always will. i plan on having it repainted and add a cowl hood and make it faster though

[ssp91ssp]

Originally Posted by 93sspcoupe

my ssp has a 347 5lug swap and mach1 front brakes. but still has factory color and always will. i plan on having it repainted and add a cowl hood and make it faster though

Just my opinion!!
I think you need to save those comments for another type of site !

all the comments up to yours where about preserving the ssp original !

ssp91ssp

[93sspcoupe]

Originally Posted by ssp91ssp

Just my opinion!!
I think you need to save those comments for another type of site !

all the comments up to yours where about preserving the ssp original !

ssp91ssp

i think if u dont like my comment then u need not quote it!!! i was refering too modding mine but not so much to where its so difficult to go back orginal. if u want to keep yours stock thats fine. as far as saving saving my comments for another site i will say what i want here or on any other site. this special service mustang.net not RESTORATION TO ORIGINAL SSP SPECS.NET is it?!?!?!?


here is a 88 flordia patrol car ooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh nooooooooo............... its modded and on a drag strip????? that must be a sin

[28HopUp]

Originally Posted by 93sspcoupe

my ssp has a 347 5lug swap and mach1 front brakes. but still has factory color and always will. i plan on having it repainted and add a cowl hood and make it faster though

You do know that the cowl hood won't make it any faster, right?

I would recommend that you keep as many of the original parts as possible, and perhaps spray the original hood at the same time that you add the cowl for the repaint. Hopefully you will be able to turn up more info about your car, which may encourage you to keep future mods limited to those that aren't too hard to "un-do", should you or a subsequent owner (we can't live forever ya know!) decide to return it to stock at a later time.

[ajstoys63]

Sorry guys I didn't mean to start a battle here... I was only considering the brake swap but I sill wanted the stock 10 hole wheels... Yes Im want to have the extra set painted black... I am returning everything back to stock.. I have already removed the "X" pipe and placed the stock type mufflers bac on it. I have the original air filter assembly allthough I may sneak a K&N filter in it.. I am going to instal the original headers back in it.... I will keep the original brakes on it... So it will just be the black wheels...

By the way there is a '93 LX coupe on Ebay that the seller is stating that it is original and it has 4 wheel disk brakes on it from the factory...